Over 35 groups to Congress: Oppose riders to fast-track loans from crony export-import bank
On behalf of our groups and organizations, together representing millions of Americans, we urge you to oppose efforts to ease the quorum requirement for the Export Import Bank on upcoming spending legislation.
We have significant concerns on the procedure. Attaching this quorum change to a continuing resolution is the latest in a line of efforts that subvert Congressional processes. This provision would subvert the Senate approval process for board members of the Export-Import Bank and set a concerning precedent for future accountability.
We also have concerns on the merits of the policy. This provision would allow the bank to make larger loans with even less oversight–and it would be attached to unrelated legislation providing funds for the government after September 30. This would make it easier for the agency to make risky, taxpayer-backed loans to big businesses and foreign corporations.
American taxpayers and small businesses deserve better than this. We encourage you to oppose efforts to attach a provision to ease the quorum requirement for the Export Import Bank on upcoming spending legislation.
Sincerely,
Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity
Mark Holden, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Michael A. Needham, Heritage Action for America
Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association
Melissa Ortiz, Able Americans
Phil Kerpen, American Commitment
Thomas J. Pyle, American Energy Alliance
Coley Jackson, Americans for Competitive Enterprise
Peter J. Thomas, Americans for Constitutional Liberty
Norm Singleton, Campaign For Liberty
Andrew F. Quinlan, Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Jeffrey Mazzella, Center for Individual Freedom
Jim Backlin, Christian Coalition for America
David McIntosh , Club for Growth
Michael J. Bowen, Coalition For a Strong America
Stephani Scruggs, Coalition For a Strong America
Iain Murray, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Dan Caldwell, Concerned Veterans for America
Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks
Andrew Clark, Generation Opportunit
Andresen Blom, Grassroot Hawaii Action, Inc.
Carrie Lukas, Independent Women’s Forum
Heather Higgens, Independent Women’s Voice
Andrew Langer, Institute for Liberty
Seton Motley, Less Government
Mat Staver, Esq., Liberty Counsel
Amy Ridenour, National Center for Public Policy Research
Willes K. Lee, National Federation of Republican Assemblies
Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union
Andrew Moylan, R Street Institute
William Whipple III, Secure America’s Future Economy
Stephen Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense
David Williams, Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation
Daniel Garza, The LIBRE Initiative
Carl Bearden, United for Missouri
